Combined waste-cremator and urn.



' W. W; CHENEY. COMBINED WASTE GREMATOR. AND URN.

APPLIGATION TILED JUNE 24, 1909.

Patented. Sept. 21, 1909.

ATTUEA/EY WALTER W. CHENEY, OF

MANLIUS, NEW YORK.

COMBINED WASTE-CREMATOR AND URN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

Application filed June 24, 1909. Serial No. 504,034.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER \V. CHENEY, of Manlius, in the county ofOnondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Combined WVaste-Cremators and Urns, of which thefollowing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in combined wastecremator and urn adapted to be placed in cemeteries, parks and otherlarge public or private grounds for the reception and cremation ofcollected papers, leaves and other waste materials which may beaccumulated on the grounds, and also for the reception and retention ofpotted plants and other foliage if desired.

My object is to provide a rustic waste receptacle and cremator inimitation of the trunk of a tree, made from cast or sheet metal or somevitreous or other fire-proof material, the whole device being easilyportable when empty, yet capable of receiving a considerable quantity ofwaste material which may from time to time be readily cremated orconsumed with perfect safety and without liability of injury to otherobjects within the immediate vicinity of its location.

Other objects relating to specific parts of the structure will bebrought out in the following description:

In the drawing-Figure 1 is a top plan partly broken away of a combinedcremator and flower urn embodying the various features of my invention.Fig. 2 is an elevation partly in section of the same device. Fig. 3 isan elevation partly in section of the flower urn adapted to be used inconnection with the receptacle. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectionalview through the base of one side of the receptacle showing particularlythe closer for the ash pit opening.

This receptacle comprises essentially an upwardly tapering main body -1,an inner cylindrical shell -2 and a cap or cover 3' which may besubstituted by the form of urn 4:-, as shown in Fig. 3.

The main body -1 is preferably made of cast metal with a rustic externalsurface in imitation of the trunk of a tree, although it may be made ofsheet metal or some vitreous or other fire-proof material, and isprovided in one side near the bottom with an opening 5 and closure -6therefor to permit the removal of ashes, said closure being made inimitation of a knot and may be held in position by any suitablefastening means, the inner shell -2 which forms the receptacle for thewaste material being preferably cylindrical in form and of less diameterthan the interior diameter of the outer shell -1-. This inner shell 2-is provided at its upper end with laterally projecting lugs or ears -7which, in this instance, rest upon the upper ends of the outer shell 1-and serve to sustain the shell 2 in an upright position centrally in theshell 1-, the lower end of said shell terminating some distance abovethe bottom of the shell 1, or just above the plane of the opening -5-,and is provided with a horizontal grate 8 for temporarily supporting thematerial to be cremated. This shell 2-, therefore, constitutes acombustion chamber open at the top and provided with a grate bottom uponwhich the waste material rests and which may be ignited from the underside.

The cover 3 is concavo-convex in cross section and of about the samediameter as the diameter of the upper end of the outer shell 1-, saidcap or cover being provided with a central opening or smoke outlet 9-and has its marginal edges provided with recesses or notches 10corresponding to the position of, and receiving, the lugs -7; that is,the marginal edges of the cap --3- fit closely against the upper end ofthe shell 1-, the recesses 10 permitting a closer fit of the cover tothe outer shell without removing or otherwise interfering with the innershell -2.

If it is desired to use the device as a flower urn, the cover -3- may bereplaced by the urn -4, which is provided at its upper end with lateralprojections 1l adapted to rest upon the upper end of the outer shelllallowing the main body of the urn to be fitted within the upper end ofthe shell -2 for the reception of potted plants or other foliage whichit may be desired to support therein.

What I claim is 1. A portable device for cremating waste materials ofparks, cemeteries and other large public or private grounds, comprisingan outer rustic shell tapered upwardly from its base, an innercylindrical shell of less diameter than the outer shell, ears secured toand projecting laterally from the upper end of the inner shell andresting upon the upper end of the outer shell to hold said inner shellin an upright position centrally within the outer shell, a grate securedin the bottom of the inner shell, said outer shell having a draftopeningbelow the grate, and a cover for the top of the shells having an openingthrough which the material may be introduced and through which the smokemay pass when the material is incinerated.

2. A portable cremator for waste materials of large public or privategrounds, consisting of an outer shell tapering upwardly from its baseand having an irregular rustic contour in imitation of the trunk of atree, one side of said shell being provided near its base with anopening and a closure for said opening, said closure having anirregul'ar contour representing a knot, a cylindrical shell within andof less diameter than the outer shell and having at its upper endlaterally projecting ears resting upon the top of the outer shell andsupporting said inner shell in an upright positlon centrally within theouter shell, a grate in the bottom of the cylindrical shell above saidopening, and a concave-convex cover for the inner and outer shellshaving an opening through which the material may be introduced andthrough which the smoke may pass when the material

